Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-02
THE CONDITIONS OF BROTHERHOOD.

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atirg ora,io,s of opr fptpre great man who
boya ms, Iaf, collage a GOOD deal shout
..rbs ro,hsrho,5 of Cod and tho Rrotber.
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IN. ha.r, Of nh,Ia,tbron;s, and has a
to,denov IN ,n,ta him feeI at home in the
uorla IN, In itssIf and s,snaipy alone
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hean i,dus,rionsIv overworked by orators
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~ u,,,os, ,.,sio,, ,,srs,y a. . sentiment
apd has NOT baap sunnor,ed and strength
ar,5 Ia, ,na,hods an5 afforts tn annlv its
,,rinoirIa 20 IN. HEARTS and conduct Of men.
Th. fa,h.r,oo5 of Cod ;s a grand and true
;J.o and whs, tho mind yrasns 1, II is
ont,ool The idea uni,es men 70 God In
fr,,arp,l raI,tion that IL morally eleyatiny
and s,rany,henipg and only needs to be
sunnIsmanted with its logical fruit. TO rev.
oIn,ioni,s the heart and the life. and to
rod;.alIv ch,pya society God bej,s our
father we sbould not only be atfectiopate
h,,, ohaJia,t and ohad;ance ipvolves our
oordrct IN oil o,hars who acspowl-dge the
f,,berhood of the Supreme Being.
IfGod is the father of one man he is the
father of all other men: and therefore all
men are the children OF one father and they
are brothers.
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hood of Men-all atfectionate toward God
and obedient 10 Him.
The idea and duty of obedience cannot
be considered without the acceptance of the
foundation principles of action. as set forth
in the basis of all human law. in civilized
/ ar heathen lands-the ten commandments
and whether one processes a belief in the
Bible or not, all admit that the matter of
the Decalogue is intrinsicaiiy true-true
and right in itself-and that it has not
only vindicated itself from the standpoint
/ of the Hebrew and Christian religions, but
tha, if is also continually vindicating itself
from the secular standpoint of the law
makers aud governments of the world.
We refer especially to the latter portion in
which the relations of men 10 each other
are set forth. We do not need 10 argue or
elaborate The portion of the decalngue
to which We have alluded is so framed, as
when carried into effect. to protect the
rights of propertyiand per.on and the purity
and sapctity of the home.
Rut what are the conditions of true
Rro;b.rhoode We must 20 beyond mere
sentiment - however true, proper and
wholesome-to find them. Men must be
brotherly, in a true and high sense-tO
each other and to all men. They must act
not as brothers do act. but as true broth' rs
o lght TO act. They should act toward each
other and toward all, as their affection and
duty To the common Father would dictate,
and whatever the honest, conscientious
Hebrew, or the well-meaning lnfdel, may
think of Christ or as to whether
there ever was such person. AL
intelligent and reasonable men VIII cohcede
that the historic Christ-or the CHRIST rep
resented IN The lour "ospeis-"as All "eAi
hfolher ana iiius'iateu lfie pure anu oiish
est ideals "i brotherh"od. Whst are tiieS
lhey are absolute uhseihShhess' personal
enort lof the good oi our teho"-men'
spirit ana practice OF universal heipiuihess'
Seii-saclihelhe spirit' u'niIeu i"i '"e
higheS' good ana well oi "inuhh'u'
even 10 the Saerihee oi HE "seh' i"'' Is
ofo''lerhooo' anu '''e pieseh' age "oos "''
i'~h Iilus'' a''oi's VI '''e pih''p'e'
gave up thef ihe'i'ous vi p'o'ui'rs ''o
iI'ic"a, uur'hs Tue ia'e wal an' i'''pe'' ''eu
their il'es' uot 10 pronio'e 'heif own per
sohai interests ior they put 'heiii aii On '"e
altar of sacriice, Tor the puoiic good. lhat
was an ILLUSTRATION OF true prothefhood.
That was Christlike, so far as 1t went.
Other Illustrations now appear in the prac-
tical and habitual recognition by men OF
the rights and privileges of others-not
merely of their legal rights, but OF their
moral rights-as to what would be theirs
if what they they had honestly earned were
in their possession.
What does a time brother who is a ,oyal
son of the common father, do to other
brothers--and 10 all other brothersp Can
he treat them from a selfish standpoint and
nursue toward them a graspinp burtfuI
policy? Can he even push his own per-
sonal and business enterprises without due
consideration of their effect upon Others?
Is any man who acknowledges the father
., Il, ..,.., - -
a, lih.r,y N try IN crpsb ont any other
mans homes. Iesitima,e business or IN
rD.Ls any ssor, 10 sunnI.nt bimp Mos,
asSuredly not. All men have right to
engage in any proper. wholesome business,
aud TO pursue il on standard and prevailing